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Kanpyō no ōntoki kisai no miya uta’awase 70

Left

冬の池のうへはこほりてとぢたるをいかでか月のそこにすむらん

fuyu no ike no
ue wa kōrite
tojitaru o
ikade ka tsuki no
soko ni sumuramu
A winter pond is
Frozen above and
Completely sealed, so
Why is it that the moon
Seems so clear upon its bed?

Tomonori
137

Right

ふゆさむみみのもにかくるますかがみとくも我なむ老いまどふべく

fuyu samumi
mi no mo ni kakuru
masukagami
toku mo warenamu
oimadoubeku
In winter’s chill
Upon the water’s surface rests
A clear glass, but
Long since did I break it—
Surely confused in my old age!

138